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THE artificial disturbance of the upper atmosphere by nuclear explosions has been extensively studied. Investigations subsequent to the Argus Project1 have shown conclusively that the effects produced by such explosions are similar to those caused by solar flares2. The observations described here concern the single nuclear explosion which occurred at Lop Nor, Sinkiang Province, China (lat. 45° 15′ N., long. 82° 15′ E.) on June 17, 1967, at 00 : 19 : 08 GMT. It is conjectured that this was a megaton-range, high-altitude nuclear explosion, but little reliable unclassified information is available.
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BUCKMASTER, H., SKIRROW, J. VLF Phase Anomaly induced by a Nuclear Explosion. Nature 218, 155–156 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218155a0
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